Carton



E. C. BERG Oct. 13, 1936.

CARTON Filed Oct. 1, 1934 Patented Oct. 13, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE CARTON Application October 1,

12 Claims.

The present invention is directed generally to cartons or papercontainers, but more particularly to a novel and improved carton of thetray type which is adapted to contain therein fragile or crushablemerchandise.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a novel andcompact and relatively strong tray type carton for holding merchandiseof fragile nature in separated or spaced-apart position.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved tray-typecarton in which the merchandise therein is completely protected at alltimes and from which the merchandise may be easily removed therefrom.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel andimproved carton for the merchandising of fragile or crushable articlesin which the tray thereof consists essentially of a 20 plurality ofperforated mats. The perforations in these mats are held in registeringalignment and the mats held in compact position by the carton itself,thereby eliminating the necessity of gluing or otherwise securing theseperforated mats together as heretofore required.

A still further object of the invention is not only to provide a noveland improved carton of the tray or partition type for holding fragilemerchandise therein, but also a novel form of a scored protective flapwhich is detachably secured to one end of the carton and lies over thetop of the tray for protecting the merchandise. This flap is easilylifted by folding on the scored portions so that easy access to thematerial in the carton may be had.

These and other objects are accomplished by providing a construction-andan arrangement of the various parts in the manner hereinafter de scribedand particularly pointed-out in'the ap-' pended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective view of my complete improved carton; 1

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the tray partlytelescopically removed from its enclosing member and with the protectivefiap raised so that access to the material in the tray may be had;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary topplan view with a portion broken away to showthe construction of the various parts;

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 in Fig. 4;

1934, Serial No. 746,290

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on the line 6--6 inFig. 4;

Fig. '7 is a cut-out flat blank of the internal carton which supportsthe tray;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the per- 5 forated mats which goto make up the tray;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the protective flap; and

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing. the manner inwhich the mats are in- 10 serted.

In illustrating one form of my invention, I have shown the same ascomprising an outer casing generally indicated by the referencecharacter ID, with the opposite small ends open. This outer l8 casingtelescopically receives a tray-supporting casing or carton. generallyindicated by the reference character H, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.This inner carton or tray holder is made of a single blank form, asshown in Fig. '7. This blank comprises relatively long longitudinalsides 12 which are scored as shown at l3 and i4 so as to form bottomportions l5, which when folded in the proper form. are glued together soas to form a bottom of the tray holder. This tray holder, as shown inFig. 7, has a rectangular cut-out portion as shown at l5. Adjacent theopposite ends of this cut-out portion l5 are tongues l6 which are scoredalong two spaced-apart parallel lines I! and I8 for the purposehereinafter described. The tray holder blank is provided with the usualend tongues l9 which are scored, as shown at 20, and side tabs 2| toform substantially the conventional enclosed type of carton.

One of the essential and novel features of this carton constructionincludes a novel form of tray which is made 'of a series of perforatedmats arranged one on top of the other so that the aperturestherein areheld in registering alignment by the tray holder or carton so that itdoes not 40 become necessary to glue these perforated'mats together ashas been required heretofore where laminated cardboard mats of this typehave been used. The perforated mats in this instance comprisesubstantially rectangular cardboards generally indicated by thereference character 22, in Fig. 8 of the drawing. These mats areprovided with a plurality of perforations 23 which may be any form orshape in order to accommodate the particular article or capsulecontained therein. The dimensions of these perforated mats aresubstantially those of the inside dimensions as to length and breadth ofthe completely folded tray holder ll so as to fit snugly therein. In thepresent instance there are three mats 22 of this type, as shown in Figs.2, 3, 5, 6 and 10 of the drawing. The top perforated mat 24 is of thesame dimensions as the other mats except that it is thinner and bettermaterial. Mounted below the perforated mats 22 and to act as fillers aretwo imperforate mats 25. The number of perforate and imperforate matsused in connection with this type of container depends entirely upon thesize and shape of the article being merchandised and it will of course,be understood that any number of these mats, both of the perforate andimperiorate, may be used. These perforate and imperforate mats are heldagainst the bottom of the tray holder by the flaps I6 which are foldedon the scored lines I 1 and I8 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 7 of thedrawing.

In assembling the tray and tray holder after the bottom portion l5 ofthe tray holder has been glued together, the flaps iii are folded underthe scored lines I1 and I8 while the tongues IS on both ends of thecarton are left open. The perforate mats 22 together with theimperforate mats 25 are arranged so that the edges thereof are all inalignment and one end of them are inserted through the top opening I 5'of the tray holder and slid outwardly beyond one end in the manner shownin Fig. 10 of the drawing, after which they are all slid together to theright as viewed in this figure, so as to assume the position shown inFig. 2. The flaps I9 are then folded or inserted to complete the trayand tray holder.

Another essential feature of the present invention involves theemployment of a protective flap, generally indicated by the referencecharacter 29 in Fig. 9 of the drawing. This protective flap is providedwith a substantially rectangular opening 30 in which a transparent paperor cellophane 3| is glued to the bottom side of the fiap. This fiap 29is scored on a transverse line 32 in substantially the center of theflap and is again scored adjacent one end thereof, as shown at 33,beyond which a tongue 34 extends. The tongue 34 is detachably insertedunder one of the underturned tongues l6 of the tray holder ll so thatwhen the telescoping cover 10 is partially removed to the position shownin Fig. 3 the free end of the flap 23 may be raised about the scoredline 32. In this position, easy access to the articles within the traymay be secured. The primary function of this particular flap is to holdthe articles, for example such as pills or capsules, within the recessesformed by perforations 23 of the mats 22 and 25 so that they will not bepunctured or destroyed in the operation of telescopically closing thetray holder with respect to its outer covering I0. In this connection itwill be noted that the external cover I0 is more or less of theconventional form of telescopic cover, but is provided with an openingon the top side thereof, as shown at 35, which is adapted to registerwith the window 30 for displaying the merchandise therein. From theabove description it will be readily seen that I have provided a verysimple and compact as well as a rugged type of carton of the partitionor tray holder type in which all of the perforated mats necessary toform the partition for individual separation of capsules of the gelatintype or various other merchandise of fragile properties may be securelycontained therein and dispensed therefrom without fear of destruction.The carton in this instance also protects the merchandise during thetime that the materials therein are being gradually aispensed. It willalso of course, be understood, that these perforate blanks which go tomake up the tray may be impregnated or otherwise treated with paraiiinor other suitable substance so as to make them impervious to liquids ifsuch is desired.

While in the above specification I have described one embodiment whichmy invention may assume in practice, it will of course, be understoodthat the same is capable of modification and that modification may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asexpressed in the following claims:

What I claim is my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A carton comprising a tray holder, a plurality of detachableperforated mats mounted in said tray holder, the adjacent matscontacting throughout their entire lengths and means for holding saidmats in fixed position with respect to each other whereby theperforations forms recesses for merchandise.

2. A carton comprising a tray holder made of a single piece ofcardboard, a plurality of perforated mats detachably mounted in saidtray holder, said mats lying in contacting relation and means formedintegrally with said tray holder and engageable with the upper mat forholding said mats against the bottom of said tray holder.

3. A carton comprising a tray holder, a plurality of similarlyperforated cardboard inserts adapted to fit snugly into said tray holderfor forming article-receiving recesses, end portions formed integrallywith said tray holder and overhanging said inserts under-tucked flapsformed integrally with said end portions, said flaps being engageablewith the uppermost insert for holding all of said inserts in compactedposition, and a casing embracing said inserts and said tray holder.

4. A carton comprising a tray holder, a plurality of similarlyperforated cardboard inserts adapted to fit snugly into said tray holderfor forming article-receiving recesses, end portions formed integrallywith said tray holder and overhanging said inserts under-tucked flapsformed integrally with said end portions, said flaps being engageablewith the topmost insert for holding all of said inserts in compactedposition against the bottom of said carton, and. a casing embracing saidinserts and said tray holder.

5. A carton comprising a tray holder, a plurality of perforated matsmounted in said holder, a plurality of imperforate mats mounted in saidholder below said perforated mats, transverse end portions formed as apart of said tray holder and extending over said inserts andunder-tucked flaps formed integrally with said end portions for urgingall of said mats against the bottom of said tray holder.

6. A carton comprising a tray holder, a tray mounted in said holder, anda protective flap detachably secured to said tray holder and extendingover said tray for protecting articles contained therein.

7. A carton comprising a tray holder, a tray mounted in said holderhaving a plurality of spaced-apart recesses therein for containingarticles therein, and a transversely scored protective flap detachablysecured to one end of said holder whereby said fiap may be raised forremoving the articles therefrom.

8. A folding carton comprising a tray holder, 9. tray mounted in saidtray holder. transverse portions formed integrally with said tray holderand extending over said tray at the ends thereof and flaps formedintegrally with said transverse portions and adapted to be tuckedthereunder for holding said tray in position.

9. A carton comprising a tray holder, a tray mounted in said holderhaving a plurality of spaced-apart recesses therein for containingarticles therein, a transversely scored protective flap detachablysecured between said holder and tray for protecting the articlescontained in said carton, and a casing embracing said tray holder andsaid tray.

15 associated with said tray holder and extending 10. A cartoncomprising a tray holder. a tray mounted in said tray holder, and aprotective flap completely over said tray for protecting articlescontained therein.

11. A carton comprising a tray holder, a tray mounted in said trayholder, and a flexible protective flap associated with said tray holderand extending over said tray for protecting articles contained therein.

12. A carton comprising a tray holder, a tray mounted in said trayholder, a transversely scored protective flap associated with said trayholder 10 and extending over said tray for protecting articles containedtherein, and a casing embracing said tray holder and tray.

EDWARD C. BERG.

